The other day while taking a nap in my favorite chair my cell phone rang waking me up from a deep sleep. My first mistake was not turning it off before going to sleep. I usually take a nap and put a hat over my eyes to keep the light out. It was like a dream when the phone rang as I thought it was night time and the first question to come to mind was, why a phone call at this time of night? Then as reality set in I thought it must be an alert call from the County Sheriff to evacuate because of a raging wildfire. With the phone still ringing I slowly came out of my stupor to see daylight and realize it was not night time. Is this a symptom of post traumatic stress and will life ever be the same again?
A collection of stories from the life of Michael Burke. He worked for the Forest Service in Alaska, California, and Oregon. He lives in Oakland, OR. His wonderful wife, Celia, passed in May of 2021
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LOST IN TILLER
Last night I had a wild dream of being lost in Tiller, Oregon. For those of you that have never been to Tiller, it is a small community ne...
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It is four years today when Celia left this word, something I think about every day. It is not all sorrow as I think back on her humor, w...
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The lights from houses along the freeway were mingled through the trees in rural southern Oregon. It made me wonder what these people did ...
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My old friend Arthritis showed up last weekend and took advantage of my right knee. By Sunday afternoon I was confined to my chair in pain...
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